A few days ago, a conversation between a teacher and a student from a school in East Sussex (UK) went viral due to its strange content. In it, the teacher called her student a “bitch” because she refused to accept the identity of a classmate who identified as a cat.
This example highlights the reality of the UK: the increase in cases between Young of schools scattered throughout the region which are identified with “neogéneros” such as a cat, horse, dinosaur, or even the moon. trend closely related to the phenomenon’furThis alerted the authorities.
The emergence of these cases creates problems of coexistence among the students themselves, as there have been accusations of discrimination against those who do not accept the identity of those adolescents who identify themselves as animals or in similar ways, at the same time that they have been denouncing the attitudes of these young people when they are not allowed to “meow like a cat.” In school activities, for example.
The issue reached the highest levels of government. Indeed, The Telegraph, which was The first method of publication The existence of these cases, data compiled from the spokesperson for Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, understand the concern of the parents of the information that has emerged, as can be verified In this New York Post article.
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Eyes were focused on school teachers, since from the beginning of the controversy it was precisely the words of a teacher reprimanding a student for her attitude towards a classmate.
Spokesman Rishi Sunak issued a notice to teachers calling on them not to “teach controversial opinions as fact, and shut down valid debates and debates” emphasizing that “it is important for parents and caregivers to ensure that children are not seen to be influenced by the personal opinions of those who teach them.”
Some school associations, such as the Safe Schools Coalition, have raised their voices about the vulnerability of teachers when faced with these situations without assistance and without protocol. “Teachers have a blind spot where anything related to identity enters, because They are afraid of doing the wrong thingsTracy Shaw, a member of the association, says.
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